| Literature DB >> 29741631 |
Angela Nalwoga1,2, Stephen Cose1,2, Stephen Nash2, Wendell Miley3, Gershim Asiki4, Sylvia Kusemererwa1, Robert Yarchoan5, Nazzarena Labo3, Denise Whitby3, Robert Newton1,6.
Abstract
We examined anemia and malaria as risk factors for Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) seropositivity and antibody levels in a long-standing rural Ugandan cohort, in which KSHV is prevalent. Samples from 4134 children, aged 1-17 years, with a sex ratio of 1:1, and 3149 adults aged 18-103 years, 41% of whom were males, were analyzed. Among children, malaria infection was associated with higher KSHV prevalence (61% vs 41% prevalence among malaria infected and uninfected, respectively); malaria was not assessed in adults. Additionally, lower hemoglobin level was associated with an increased prevalence of KSHV seropositivity, both in children and in adults.Entities:
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Year: 2018 PMID: 29741631 PMCID: PMC6107741 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiy274
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Infect Dis ISSN: 0022-1899 Impact factor: 5.226